Reply #1: I have quite a few apathetic friends who refuse to vote.

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Their general responses when I press for a reason:

1) My vote is statistically insignificant.
(apparently they don't grasp the concept of aggregates)

2) There is no difference between the two parties.
(this is why I despise Nader, for perpetuating this myth into the mainstream consciousness when it is so glaringly untrue)

I do all I can, but unfortunately these people are comfortable just letting themselves be taken advantage of by those in power.